History & Area Studies / Thematic History / Political & Institutional History

How Britain’s Divided Promises Created a Forever War: Jews & Arabs Under the British Mandate

One Palestine, Complete: Jews and Arabs Under the British Mandate

Tom Segev

This video dives into Tom Segev's explosive book, 'One Palestine, Complete: Jews and Arabs Under the British Mandate'. It reveals the dirty secrets of British rule: a policy built on lies, a fantasy about Jewish global power, and a deliberate plan to pit two nationalisms against each other. We uncover how the Zionist leadership secretly planned 'population transfer' of Arabs, how Arab elites sold land to their enemies, and why the British used brutal collective punishment on Arabs but spared Jews. This isn't just history—it's the raw, uncomfortable origin story of a conflict that still burns today. Watch to understand the real roots of the mess.